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TY - JOUR
T1 - Entrepreneurial learning in Italian high-tech start-ups
T2 - an exploratory study
AU - De Massis, Alfredo
AU - Minola, Tommaso
AU - Viviani, Diego
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Many academics agree with the opinion that small firms are more suitable than bigger ones to manage radical innovations. However, empirical observations show that about 60% of high-tech start-ups fail within six years, and this is found to be due to lack of learning. We analyse along which dimensions and how entrepreneurs learn in reaction to external stimuli triggered by the stakeholders, considering the effects of frame-oriented and experimental learning, contingent to external context. A multiple case study on five Italian high-tech start-ups has lastly been conducted, obtaining some useful results on the directions to pursue a successful learning.
AB - Many academics agree with the opinion that small firms are more suitable than bigger ones to manage radical innovations. However, empirical observations show that about 60% of high-tech start-ups fail within six years, and this is found to be due to lack of learning. We analyse along which dimensions and how entrepreneurs learn in reaction to external stimuli triggered by the stakeholders, considering the effects of frame-oriented and experimental learning, contingent to external context. A multiple case study on five Italian high-tech start-ups has lastly been conducted, obtaining some useful results on the directions to pursue a successful learning.
KW - entrepreneurial learning
KW - EL
KW - new technology-based firms
KW - NTBF
KW - entrepreneurship
KW - change
KW - innovation
KW - high-tech opportunities
KW - Italy
U2 - 10.1504/IJIL.2012.044331
DO - 10.1504/IJIL.2012.044331
M3 - Journal article
VL - 11
SP - 94
EP - 114
JO - International Journal of Innovation and Learning
JF - International Journal of Innovation and Learning
SN - 1471-8197
IS - 1
ER -